Wild River Technology is a company conceived by a small but dedicated cadre of engineering folks who intimately understand the everyday challenges of the signal integrity practitioner.
Our marketing and product concepts are born by practical experience in years of working in high-speed design environments, where our focused and reasonably cost products are supported by aggressive customer support. We are dedicated to the art of superb signal integrity practice.
Our Home
As our name suggests, we are based in a region with numerous wild rivers and incredible scenic beauty; the Portland Oregon area.
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Our People
Managing Staff
Al Neves
Alfred P. Neves, Founder – Engineer – Business Development: Al has 30 years of experience designing and application developement of semiconductor products, capitol equipment design focused on jitter and signal integrity analysis, and recently has successfully been involved with numerous business developments and startup activity for the last 13 years. Al is involved with the Signal Integrity community as a consultant, high-speed system level design manager and engineer. Recent technical accomplishments include development of platforms and methods to improve 3D electromagnetic correspondence to measure-based methods, including advancing time and frequency domain calibration methods.
Al focuses on measure-based model development, package characterization, high-speed board design, low jitter design, analysis, and training. He earned a B.S. in Applied Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts. He can be reached at al@wildrivertech.com
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James Bell
James C. Bell, Founder – Engineer – Operations: James is an experienced design and Signal Integrity engineer with 30 years experience in complex system design, interconnect, and Signal Integrity engineering. He has been a consultant to engineering organizations world-wide, with expertise in pre- and post-route signal integrity and timing validation for advanced systems. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Northern Arizona University. He can be reached at jim@wildrivertech.com
Board of Advisors
John Trudel
John Trudel, Advisor: John is Founder and CEO of the Trudel Group (TTG), a consulting firm that he established in 1988. TTG’s clients range from new ventures to Fortune 100 companies. John has worked for Rockwell Collins, Sanders Associates, E-Systems and Tektronix. He has also helped start several new ventures. He wrote a popular column, “Innovation In Sight” for IEEE Engineering Management Review and “Tales from a Skunk Works†for Electronic Design. He’s written for Upside, IEEE Spectrum, Barrons, Analog, and many other publications.
John is the author of High Tech with Low Risk and Engines of Prosperity and several novels. He gives keynote talks and has been quoted (and sometimes misquoted) by media including Electronic Business, Fortune, and Wall Street Journal. The prestigious World Innovation Forum selected him as an Honorary Fellow.
Steve Weir
Steve Weir, Advisor: Steve is CEO of IPBlox, LLC, a provider of innovative and cost effective power delivery solutions. Steve is an independent consultant with over 20 years industry experience and a broad range of expertise. Steve holds numerous patents, has authored more than a dozen papers on power integrity, and contributes regularly to the SI-List signal integrity reflector.